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Report: At Least 2 People Knew Execution Drugs Were Untested

Posted by: Stacey Shrader Joslin on May 16, 2022

At least two people connected to a Tennessee execution that was abruptly put on hold last month knew that the injection drugs to be used had not undergone required testing, the Associated Press reports. The report comes after the outlet received “20 pages of heavily redacted emails and text messages” from the state Department of Correction through a public records request. The documents reveal that testing was not performed for endotoxins, which usually come from bacteria. Such testing is considered vital because it could be an indication of problems with the manufacture of the drugs, according to the AP. The governor’s office has declined to release any information or comment on the new documents citing an ongoing investigation by former U.S. Attorney Ed Stanton.